The Durst Organization
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The Durst Organization is a prominent New York City–based real estate development and management company known for its portfolio of major commercial skyscrapers and sustainable office buildings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Durst Organization canonical | 27 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T37675 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Durst Organization Context triple: [One World Trade Center, developer, The Durst Organization]
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A.
Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust is a publicly traded real estate investment trust best known for owning and managing the Empire State Building and other office and retail properties, primarily in the New York City area.
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B.
Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a famous Art Deco commercial complex in Midtown Manhattan known for its iconic ice-skating rink, Christmas tree, and the Top of the Rock observation deck.
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C.
Nassif Building
The Nassif Building is a prominent federal office building in Washington, D.C., best known for long serving as the main headquarters of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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D.
The Trump Organization
The Trump Organization is a privately held American conglomerate of real estate, hospitality, and branding businesses long controlled by Donald Trump and his family.
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E.
Broadway Limited
Broadway Limited was a famous luxury passenger train that operated between New York City and Chicago, serving as one of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s premier flagship services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Durst Organization Target entity description: The Durst Organization is a prominent New York City–based real estate development and management company known for its portfolio of major commercial skyscrapers and sustainable office buildings.
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A.
Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust is a publicly traded real estate investment trust best known for owning and managing the Empire State Building and other office and retail properties, primarily in the New York City area.
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B.
Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a famous Art Deco commercial complex in Midtown Manhattan known for its iconic ice-skating rink, Christmas tree, and the Top of the Rock observation deck.
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C.
Nassif Building
The Nassif Building is a prominent federal office building in Washington, D.C., best known for long serving as the main headquarters of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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D.
The Trump Organization
The Trump Organization is a privately held American conglomerate of real estate, hospitality, and branding businesses long controlled by Donald Trump and his family.
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E.
Broadway Limited
Broadway Limited was a famous luxury passenger train that operated between New York City and Chicago, serving as one of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s premier flagship services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family-owned business
ⓘ
property management company ⓘ real estate company ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| businessModel | owning and managing income-producing properties ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focusesOn |
green building design
ⓘ
long-term property ownership ⓘ sustainable building practices ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Joseph Durst ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| founder | Joseph Durst ⓘ |
| hasPartnership | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
environmental sustainability in real estate
ⓘ
major presence in Midtown Manhattan ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| industry |
property management
ⓘ
real estate ⓘ real estate development ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Douglas Durst
ⓘ
Seymour Durst ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing skyscrapers in New York City
ⓘ
energy-efficient skyscrapers ⓘ sustainable office buildings ⓘ |
| locationOfBusiness |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| notableWork |
4 Times Square
ⓘ
One Bryant Park ⓘ
surface form:
Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park
E3 East 3rd Street ⓘ Halletts Point ⓘ One Bryant Park ⓘ One Five One West 42nd Street ⓘ One World Trade Center ⓘ The Helena ⓘ Via 57 West ⓘ |
| operatesInSector |
commercial real estate
ⓘ
office buildings ⓘ residential real estate ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Durst family ⓘ |
| portfolioIncludes |
Hudson River waterfront residential buildings
ⓘ
Times Square ⓘ
surface form:
Times Square office towers
mixed-use developments in New York City ⓘ |
| roleInProject | co-developer of One World Trade Center ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Durst Organization Description of subject: The Durst Organization is a prominent New York City–based real estate development and management company known for its portfolio of major commercial skyscrapers and sustainable office buildings.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.